Does anyone know a simple way to remove lube from boolits for coating. I have some boolits that has been around a while with most of the lube off. I would like to remove the rest and try powder coating.
Does anyone know a simple way to remove lube from boolits for coating. I have some boolits that has been around a while with most of the lube off. I would like to remove the rest and try powder coating.
Well if the lube is beeswax based, you can pour them into boiling water
to get the bulk of the wax off. Then you will need to soak them in gasoline for several days in a coffee can. After a few days, change out the gasoline and let them sit some more. After a few cycles, they will be clean enough to run them through some walnut media. Run them for about 5 mins, this will prep them for powder coating. This was the process I used to coat 2000 Remington 158 swc that I acquired. The media removes the remaining film of wax and roughens the surface so the powder sticks really good. I went from leading the barrel with mild loads to a clean barrel with stout loads.
Last edited by freddyp; 06-07-2021 at 01:13 AM.
Gasoline in a coffee can, just enough to cover the boolits. Soak in a safe place most of the day. Wash them with Dawn and rinse thoroughly, dry on a towel or a dehydrator. Rinse in a clean container with acetone for 5 minutes. If the acetone is clear (almost) you can pout it into another container for use again. Wear latex gloves when touching the bolts after that.
Why not just shoot them like they are and try the nail polish on new bullets?
Sounds like too big of a project for no more than I have. I think I will just send them down range. Thanks for the feed back everyone.
Pot of hot water ... dry with hair dryer
Regards
John
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Shooting them the way they are makes the most sense to me, unless they are so old that the lube has dried out so much, that it doesn’t prevent leading. In that case I would start by boiling them.
Xylene......but you better do it with plenty of ventilation!
Alternate method, melt and recast.
There is another discussion on this subject in this thread
https://castboolits.gunloads.com/sho...55#post5094955
Xylene is the solvent to use but do it outside
I guess it depends on how many you have, if you have a lot? I'd say melt and re-cast, but all that work down the drain. I had a lot of .45's and .40's which I HATED shooting, all that smoke coated my mouth. I boiled them and soaked in acetone a while, dried and PC'd them.
Recently I brought a box of .40's that were already loaded to the range, and I couldn't stand the smoke and wondered how I did it for so many years. I've actually considered pulling a bunch of already finished ammo I have and doing the same.
Regards,
Gary
I just boiled mine twice, but wanted to just re-lube instead of powder coat. Old lube was coming off because it was old and had gotten hot.
Yes, there is a simple and relatively inexpensive way to remove lube from bullets and that is soaK them overnight in gasoline to cover, obviously outdoors. Stir and drain off the gas and repeat. A final rinse in acetone will usually remove the last remnants of oil. The old gas can be absorbed and left to evaporate using cat litter. This method works, boiling in water does not. Obviously, take care in handling any flammable liquid.
boiled w/ a drop of dish soap works just fine.
They PC beautifully after that.
Its gonna sound odd. But old Coleman fuel has worked best for me hands down.
Just a iver night soak and its almost completely gone. Tooth brush and water flush and dry then coat.
Done this more than a few times.
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Boiling in water and skimming the melted lube floating on top is about easy as it gets.
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